Awards

ORCS Awards

At the biennial conference, the Paul N. Rylander award, established by ORCS in 1988, and the Murray Raney award, established by ORCS in 1992 and sponsored by Grace Davison, are presented to scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the field of catalysis as it applies to organic synthesis. The Russell Malz Award, also sponsored by ORCS is given to an individual for exceptional services to the Society.

Download the 2017 ORCS Award form to find out the details on making a nomination.

The Paul N. Rylander Award

As deemed appropriate, the Corporation may grant an award to an individual who has made significant contributions to the use of catalysis in organic reactions.

There will be no set time interval in the granting of this award, but it can be given only once a year provided suitable candidates have been nominated.

Nominations for this award can be made by any member of the Corporation at any time to any member of the Executive Committee. The Chairman will then poll the Executive Committee as to the acceptability of the nominee. At least three-fourths of the Executive Committee must concur for the award to be granted.

The name of the award shall be the Paul N. Rylander Award for significant achievements in the use of catalysis in organic reactions.

This award will consist of $1,000.00, an appropriate plaque, and up to $2,000.00 for reasonable travel expenses.

The Award(s) will be made during the biennial conference.

The Russell Malz Award

The Russell Malz Award is sponsored by the Society and may be made to an individual who has given exceptional service to the Society.

The award is made at the discretion of the Chairman and consists of $500, an appropriate plaque, and reasonable travel expenses.

The initial Malz ward was given to Russell Malz Jr. in 2002.

The Murray Raney Award

This Award may be granted by the Corporation to an individual who has made significant contributions to chemistry and the chemical industry using base metal catalyst technology applied to organic reactions.

This Award is administered by the Corporation and funded by W.R. Grace, Co.

There will be no set time interval in granting of the Award, but it can be given only once every two years provided a suitable candidate has been nominated.

Nominations for this Award can be made by any member at any time to any member of the Executive Committee. The Chairman will then poll the Executive Committee as to the acceptability of the nominee. At least three-fourths of the Executive Committee must concur for the award to be granted. The nominee must also be approved by W.R. Grace, Co.

The name of this Award shall be the Murray Raney Award. It is bestowed in honor of Mr. Raney’s significant achievements in the use of base metal catalysts.

The Award will consist of $1,000.00, an appropriate plaque, and up to $2,000.00 for reasonable travel expenses.